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Today in "the fall of western civilization": Pfizer demanding military bases as contract guarantees
"Pfizer wanted Argentina to put its bank reserves, its military reserves and its embassy buildings as stake, as collateral. Pfizer wanted Argentina to put its sovereignty at stake to secure vaccines."
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Most of the power sector’s emissions come from a small minority of plants - Shutting down the worst 5% would cut electricity's carbon emissions by 75%.
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Iran to join Shanghai Cooperation Organization - Russia, China circle the wagons. Iran is in it
The Tehran Times reported on Wednesday that Moscow has conveyed to Tehran that the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) has reached a consensus on Iran’s admission as a full member of the grouping.
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Afghanistan bids you bon voyage
Photo 1: US military helicopters begin evacuation from American Embassy in Kabul-Afghanistan on 15 August 2021. Photo 2: US military helicopters evacuating the American Embassy in Saigon-South Vietnam in April-1975.
The Soviet Union collapsed only two years after its withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Everyone who started the war in Afghanistan, won the war in Afghanistan:
Many on this list would say it worked out exactly as intended.
Afghanistan from a military perspective:
"When your CIA handler texts you the wrong address.
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Fascinating numbers from Andrew Tyndall:
From 2015 through 2019 this is how many minutes network news covered Afghanistan:- ABC: 16
- CBS: 25
- NBC: 16
"Give War a Chance"
A Marine Corps veteran sharing publicly on Instagram what many others are thinking today:
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Impressions from this morning's walk
Hemp-agrimony is growing like crazy in the local forests. The butterflies, bees and insects love it. Hemp-agrimony tends to grow next to Angelica sylvestris - a symbiotic relationship.
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The Role of Industrial Hemp in Carbon Farming - Plant Hemp!
Industrial hemp has been scientifically proven to absorb more CO2 per hectare than any forest or commercial crop and is therefore the ideal carbon sink. In addition, the CO2 is permanently bonded within the fiber that is used for anything from textiles, to paper and as a building material.
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Digital Identity Dominance: Futile attempts by desperate control freaks to stick silly labels into infinity. The alternative: Identify as everything, replace control with relaxation and love - and be free.
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Kotodama (言霊) refers to the Japanese belief that mystical powers dwell in words and names.
